Béco Dranoff

Béco Dranoff is a São Paulo born and New York based A&R, film producer, music supervisor and compiler with extensive experience in promoting Brazilian music around the world. While attending college in Brazil, Béco worked as a music programmer at the Top 40 Jovem Pan II FM station, and as an in-house producer at venues such as 'Projeto SP' and '150 Jazz Club'. In 1988 he received his bachelors degree in Mass Media / Communications / Radio & TV from FAAP University.



A Brazilian Treasure For 2012 Dranoff and The Archive of Contemporary Music have compiled links to thousands of Brazilian music videos, industry contacts, recordings, events, essays and databases on a new site: Brazilian Music Day.

Programs

Words & Melody Alchemy, host

Tropicália's OVNI's (UFO’s): The First Wave, host

The Soul of Samba Jazz (aka Jazz Samba), host

The Return of SambaSoul, host

The Parallel (Brazilian) Universe of Maga Bo, host

The Day We'll Make Contact: A Lenine Special, host

The Brazilian Sounds of Lisbon, host

The Brazileuros, host

Tecnobrega: Lambada on Acid, host

Super SambaJazz, host

Sons & Daughters: The New Brazilian Classics, host

Sonoridade, host

Retrospectiva 2016 Mixtape , host

Relax! 70's Brazilian Rare Groove Gems , host

Red Hot + Rio (circa 1996), host

RecifeNation: Mangue, Music & Mud, host

Patricktor4 Mixtape, host

Non-Stop to Tokyo 2, host

Non-Stop to Tokyo, host

Musica Moderna 13, host

Musica Moderna #9, host

Musica Moderna #8, host

Musica Moderna #7, host

Música Moderna #6, host

Música Moderna #5, host

Música Moderna #4, host

Musica Moderna #3, host

Música Moderna #22 , host

Música Moderna #21, host

Musica Moderna #20, host

Música Moderna #2, host

Musica Moderna #19, host

Musica Moderna #18, host

Música Moderna #17, host

Musica Moderna #16, host

Musica Moderna #15, host

Música Moderna #14: Mashing Culture Since 1500, host

Musica Moderna #12, host

Musica Moderna #11, host

Musica Moderna #10, host

Música Moderna #1, host

Music of Tim Maia, host

Marcos Valle: The Eternal Boy From Rio, host

Loud Speakers: Bahian Heart Beats, host

Jorge Ben Jor Tribute, host

Into the Soul of Samba, host

Hippie Power: Os Novos Baianos, host

Gilberto Gil Tribute, host

Feliz Ano Novo 2014 Mix Tape, host

Feira De Musica Brasil, host

Elza Soares: Samba, Jazz & Soul, host

Dolores Nordeste Mixed Tape, host

Corpo e Alma (Body & Soul): Standards in a Brazilian Style , host

Chico Dub, host

Chico Buarque: A Master of Words and Melodies , host

BrazzJazz: Brazilian Jazz & Other Tropical Moods, host

Brazil Supernovo Mixtape 2015 , host

Brazil Remixed + Recomposed, host

Brazil Re-covered: A Summer 2012 Special, host

BRAZA Mixtape: Bahia Bass 03, host

Brasil Summerfest 2015, host

Brasil Summerfest 2014, host

Brasil Summerfest 2012, host

Bossa Made in Japan , host

Antonio Carlos Jobim Birthday Tribute Show, host

Afro-Brazilian Sounds, host

Afro-Brazil-Afro, Heartbeats from the Motherland, host

Adventures in Brazilian Sounds, host

A Trip to WOMEX, host

A Taste of Red Hot + Rio 2, host

A Cabeça Música: Caetano Veloso 70 Years Young, host

2nd Anniversary Mash-Up Special, host